Vegetable Pate Pate De Legumes Recipes

TERRINE DE LEGUMES (VEGETABLE PATE RECIPE)

Steps:

• Grilling the asparagus: Trim about 2 inches from the root. Brush a hot griddle pan with oil. Lightly coat the asparagus using a silicone brush and place on the griddle. Cook until you get grill marks (about 2-3 minutes on each side) over medium heat. Do not overcook; it should be still tender and crisp and not mushy or you would have depleted all the healthy nutrients. Remove from the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside. Cooking the carrots: In a small pot, add the carrots and 2 cups of water. Cover and bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Cook for about 30 minutes. Once the liquid evaporates, check doneness (add more water and cook a bit longer if the carrots aren't softened). Cooking the crimini mushrooms: In a non-stick pan, heat the oil. Add the garlic and cook on heat high until fragrant. Add the mushrooms and cook for another 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons of parsley. Set aside.
• Prepping the jellied vegetarian terrine: Dissolve the agar agar in water. Pour the agar agar liquid into a sauce pan. Heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil, then immediately lower to medium. Keep stirring for an even, smooth texture. In a different pan, heat the goat milk until you reach a near boil. Add the agar agar liquid. Stir well. Add coconut cream, then lower the heat. Add garlic powder and season with salt and pepper. Move immediately to the next step; otherwise the mixture might set in the pan. Brush the mold (see tips) with cold water and line with plastic wrap for easy un-molding. Pour a ladleful of the goat milk mixture into the mold. Add the sun-dried tomatoes, cover with another ladleful of the goat milk mixture. Let the first layer set for about 2-3 minutes, then add the sliced mozzarella. When the top is a little sticky to the touch but the liquid hasn't reached a gel consistency, repeat the same procedure with the carrots, then the crimini mushrooms. Add a layer of grilled asparagus (I alternated spears and stems on each side of the mold so the texture is even). Cover with more goat milk mixture. Finish with the black lentils and 2 tablespoons of parsley. Add another layer of goat milk mixture. It's important that you wait enough time in between each layer so that the layers bind together without mixing with each other.
• Mix the remaining goat milk mixture with Tabasco sauce (if used); it will create a pretty swirl as a finishing touch. Pour that last layer.
• Let the vegetarian terrine set at room temperature until it's completely cool. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 2-3 hours, preferably overnight. When you're ready to serve, gently un-mold the terrine by running a knife around the inner wall of the mold. Flip the mold onto a long platter and gently remove the plastic liner.

VEGETABLE PATE (PATE DE LEGUMES)

Steps:

• Cut off and discard the stems from the beets. Put the beets in a saucepan. Add water to cover and bring to the boil. Let simmer about 35 minutes or until tender. Drain.
• Meanwhile, drop the carrots into a saucepan of boiling water. Cook about five minutes. Drain. Put the carrots into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend thoroughly. There should be about one and one-half cups. Spoon and scrape the mixture into a bowl.
• Drop the spinach into a kettle of boiling water and stir down. Let cook about one minute. Drain well. When cool enough to handle, squeeze to extract most of the liquid. Put the spinach into the container of a food processor or electric blender and process until smooth. There should be about one and one-half cups. Spoon and scrape this into a bowl.
• Put the veal into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend well. Add the egg and blend. Gradually add the cream while blending. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Add one-third of the veal mixture to the spinach and blend thoroughly. Add another third to the carrots and blend well. Set both mixtures aside.
• Slice the beets and put the slices into the container of a food processor or electric blender. Blend thoroughly. Spoon and scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl. Add the remaining veal mixture and blend well.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Using oil, lightly grease the inside of a loaf pan that measures nine by five by two and three-quarter inches. The goal in filling the pan is to achieve a checkered pattern with each puree. Fill the bottom of the pan with two evenly packed lengthwise layers, using one-half of the spinach mixture and one-half of the carrot mixture. Spoon the spinach mixture carefully to cover half of the bottom of the pan lengthwise, smoothing over the top. Spoon the carrot mixture next to it, smoothing over the top. Top the spinach mixture with onehalf of the beet mixture, smoothing over the top. Top the carrot mixture with the remaining spinach mixture, smoothing over the top. Top the beet mixture with the remaining carrot mixture, smoothing over the top. Top the middle spinach mixture with the remaining beet mixture, smoothing over the top.
• Cover the loaf pan closely with aluminum foil. Place the loaf pan in a basin of water and bring it to the boil on top of the stove.
• Place the pans in the oven and bake one hour and 15 minutes. Remove and let cool. Chill thoroughly before unmolding and slicing. Serve with sauce fine herbes.

TRICOLOR VEGETABLE PâTé

Steps:

• Line 8 1/2x4 1/2-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap, overlapping sides.
• For Bean Layer:
• Mash beans in large bowl. Add lemon juice, olive oil, oregano and garlic and blend until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spread bean mixture evenly on bottom of prepared pan.
• For Red Pepper Layer:
• Combine peppers and feta in processor and blend until smooth. Spread pepper mixture evenly over bean layer in prepared dish.
• For Pesto Layer:
• Mince garlic in processor. Add basil, parsley and pine nuts and mince. With machine running, gradually add oil through feed tube and process until smooth. Mix in ricotta. Spread pesto evenly over red pepper layer. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• To unmold, invert pâté onto serving platter. Peel off plastic wrap from pâté. Garnish with herb sprigs and serve with sourdough bread slices.

VEGGIE PATE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.
• In a food processor, blend sunflower seeds, whole wheat flour, nutritional yeast, salt, vegetable oil, lemon juice, potato, carrot, onion, celery, garlic, water, thyme, basil, sage, savory, pepper and dry mustard. Process the mixture until almost smooth.
• Transfer mixture to the baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven 1 hour, or until bubbly and lightly browned.